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Right Ventricular Function Predicts Outcomes in Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Right ventricular dysfunction is common in dilated cardiomyopathy and frequently recovers with medical therapy for heart failure. Recovery of right ventricular function predicts subsequent improvement in left ventricular function and is associated with better outcomes.
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Is the Wearable Cardioverter-defibrillator Ready for Prime Time?
A large German experience with the wearable cardioverter-defibrillator confirms the finding of U.S. registry studies and suggests that the device is useful for patients with reduced left ventricular function at high risk of sudden cardiac death who are not currently good candidates for an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator.
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Coronary CT Angiography Prior to Heart Valve Surgery
A meta-analysis of available studies of coronary CT angiography compared to invasive angiography demonstrates that coronary CT angiography is a reasonable substitute for invasive angiography in patients with low- to intermediate-risk for coronary artery disease and without aortic stenosis undergoing valve surgery.
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Indications for Prophylactic Surgery in Dilated Ascending Aortas Revisited
An observational study of patients with dilated ascending aortas not due to inflammatory or syndromic conditions supports the current guideline recommending clinicians consider prophylactic surgery at ≥ 5.5 cm in diameter, and the risk of dissection or rupture is not greater in those with bicuspid aortic valves.
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Stent Complexity Matters When Choosing Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Duration
A new study shows that increased percutaneous coronary intervention procedural complexity helps risk stratify patients and correlates with the benefit of longer-term dual antiplatelet therapy.
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Copy-and-Paste Should Be Used Carefully
Anyone who uses a computer or other device routinely takes advantage of the copy-and-paste feature to save time and effort, but how appropriate is that when you’re working in an electronic medical record?
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Step Toward Bundled Payments
The final bundled payments rule is similar to the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, but with a great deal more complexity.
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Has the Needlestick Problem Been Solved? AOHP Study Answers a Resounding ‘No’
Bloodborne pathogen exposures to healthcare workers were higher than expected and not declining in incidence rates, according to the latest results from the Exposure Study of Occupational Practice.
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NY Case Management Programs Encounter Enrollment Obstacles
One of the major challenges of a sweeping care coordination management program that targets people with the trio of medical, behavioral, and social problems is that this very population is among the most difficult to enroll in any kind of sustained healthcare effort.
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Health Home Model has Flexibility for ‘Social Determinants of Health’
'Social determinants of health' greatly affect some patients’ health, leading to worse outcomes unless those issues are resolved.